[DrDude]

Any idea who the Prosecuting Atty is in this matter? That would surely be a tip off. High profile or bottom of the barrel flunkey!

[Karl Spooner]

Don't know if he was the prosecuting attorney, but the acting US Attorney in Manhattan is Joon H. Kim who would have to sign off on the deal. Early career tidbit on Kim before he joined the US Attorney's office::

Joon H. Kim

. His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, particularly securities litigation, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal defense.

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=50241522&privcapId=1610822